Peter Parker

Peter Parker (1721-21 December 1811) was an Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy of Great Britain during the War of Jenkins' Ear, the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War, and American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Peter Parker was born in 1721 in Ireland, Great Britain, and on 17 March 1735 he was promoted to Commander in the Royal Navy at the age of 14. He served under Edward Vernon in the West Indies during the War of Jenkins' Ear, and he later fought in the Mediterranean Sea during War of the Austrian Succession. On 6 May 1747, he was promoted to Captain, and he took part in the attack on Guadeloupe during the Seven Years' War in the Caribbean. Parker retired from active service at the end of the war in 1763, but he was knighted in 1772 and returned to an active career a year later. Parker was promoted to Commodore and served with the North American Station, leading Henry Clinton's fleet at the Battle of Sullivan's Island. Parker was wounded when a cannonball hit his ship, with a splinter injuring his leg and his breeches being torn off. In August 1776 Parker fought in the invasion of New York and took part in the capture of Rhode Island in December, being promoted to Rear Admiral on 20 March 1777 and becoming commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy in Jamaica. In 1779 he made Vice-Admiral, and in 1787 he rose to full admiral. Parker died in 1811 at the age of 90.